Prosecutors reportedly believe the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former director of the International Monetary Fund, has been severely compromised.Read More
Israel is fully entitled to try to stop an upcoming flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled enclave, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday.Read More
Israel’s U.S. ambassador, Michael Oren, outlined for Jewish leaders his country’s list of priorities in framing peace talks with the Palestinians.Read More
Three men who had plotted to blow up synagogues in New York City were sentenced to 25 years in prison.Read More
Organizers of the Gaza-bound flotilla accused Israel of sabotaging a second ship, though they have no proof of this claim.Read More
The United States Senate has passed a resolution threatening to suspend financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority if its leaders “persist in efforts to circumvent direct negotiations by turning to the United Nations or other international bodies,” and called on U.S. President Barack Obama to veto a UN vote on unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.Read More
Rabbi Basil Herring is leaving his position as head of the Rabbinical Council of America.Read More
Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty charged that peace between Israel and the Palestinians is “further away now” than it was the day President Obama took office.Read More
European Jewish groups slammed a decision by the lower house of the Dutch parliament to ban the ritual slaughter of animals.Read More
One ship participating in the flotilla to Gaza has already set sail toward the flotilla’s scheduled meeting place in international waters.Read More